[freeweed]

Dewpoints is the real indication of humidity. The higher the more humid.

A 20C with a dewpoint of 13C (74% relative humidity) is more humid than 11C with a dewpoint of 11C (100% relative humidity).

As a example Vancouver has a higher relative humidity in the summer than Southern Ontario/Southern Quebec. That doesn't mean the city is more humid. It just means it has cooler summer temperatures that are closer to the dewpoint.

No, RH is the real indication of humidity, FOR A GIVEN TEMPERATURE. Which is how people in Calgary think. No one sits around when it's -30 and 80% humidity thinking "wow, it's humid out" - but when it gets to 65% humidity in a semi-arid climate and it's 20+ degrees outside, trust me, it's humid for us. Regardless of whether or not some other place on the planet is more humid at the moment, overall, or whenever.

Calgary is so dry overall that our humidity swings are much more noticeable than somewhere where it's always somewhat humid outside. We can double or even triple our RH in a matter of hours, not many places can do that.

[Nicko999]

22C and a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon! Gorgeous May day.:tup:

The 22.8 mm of rain from yesterday was a record (previous one was 20.8 mm in 1945) and it was much needed.:)

Some of my strawberries are just finishing their blooms which means they will probably be ready this weekend.

My neighbors rhododendron is starting to bloom. Such a gorgeous plant.:)
Picture taken a few minutes ago
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The Canadian warmspot was Kapuskasing, Ontario at 26.7C.

[codyLawrenceDylan14]

I was in St.John's yesterday the high was 21.9C with cloud/sunny breaks/and showers. It was very humid.

back in Clarenville the forecast for friday is 23C with sun.
saturday is 19C :)

[kw5150]

HAHA!

Its 2 degrees in Calgary. Oh well, we need the rain.

[eternallyme]

Meanwhile, Northern Ontario is burning badly right now.

[Nicko999]

28C with a humidex of 34C and sunny!:cool:

The Canadian warmspot was La Baie, Quebec at 30.9C.

The humidex record was broken by Huntingdon... they recorded a humidex of 37C today.:tup:

The weather really wants to make up for the winter where all the mild air was to our south and west. Now all the 2012 Canadian records are in Quebec... warmest temperature, highest humidex and warmest low. Payback!!!:P

[rrskylar]

Cold front from the west moved in and it's a very cool 7 right now with the expected high of only 9, next couple days are supposed to be way below normal with southern Alberta like temperatures in the low teens.:yuck:

[codyLawrenceDylan14]

Yesterday there was a high of 19 or 20C

at the moment the temperature is 25.1C, it was expected to be 23C. Tomorrow is supposed to be 23C also :D

I really hope the awesome temperatures keep up! but i heard there is a low pressure system heading towards NL

[north 42]

Already 30c with a humidex of 36c at 1pm, definatly feels like summer today!

Our morning low was only 22c last night too! That should make it the warmest low in the country so far.

[north 42]

32c and 38c humidex now, looks like we may have broken the humidex record for the country so far this year! :cheers:

[Nicko999]

32c and 38c humidex now, looks like we may have broken the humidex record for the country so far this year! :cheers:

Windsor had a humidex of 37C, good enough to share the record with Huntingdon, but not enough to break it.

BTW-It's was SNOWING in parts of Saskatchewan yesterday and this morning.:sly::sly::sly:

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[Nicko999]

Shit...

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[MolsonExport]

32C this aft in London. I like it.

[SteelTown]

HOT!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/Appster/5c59e1ad.jpg

[eternallyme]

Not sure how many, but it is likely there were numerous tornadoes today in eastern Ontario and southern Quebec. At several times, there were 3 or 4 storms capable (at that time) of producing tornadoes.

[north 42]

Windsor had a humidex of 37C, good enough to share the record with Huntingdon, but not enough to break it.

BTW-It's was SNOWING in parts of Saskatchewan yesterday and this morning.:sly::sly::sly:

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Where do you get your stats from? The weather network said we hit 38c today, but you said we hit 37c, I would like to know where to get more accurate stats.

[Nicko999]

Where do you get your stats from? The weather network said we hit 38c today, but you said we hit 37c, I would like to know where to get more accurate stats.

I get all my stats/numbers from EC
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[Nicko999]

27C with a humidex of 33C mix of sun and clouds. We had a severe thunderstorm this evening but thankfully no tornado (although there was some damage in Mirabel... maybe there was a tornado up there).

An awesome 19C this morning for a low.:tup:

The storm in Ottawa... it looked like that here as well with the tornado warning.
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The Canadian warmspot was Goose Bay, Newfoundland at 32.7C.:sly:

Windsor and a few other places in Southern Ontario tied Huntingdon's humidex record at 37C.

[flar]

It was already 33 in Wallaceburg, Ontario by 11:30 am yesterday. I didn't check the thermometer in the afternoon, but it was a scorcher. I think they should put a weather station in the Chatham area, inland from the lake. You'd see some records then. Last night it was so humid we woke up drenched in sweat even with the air conditioner on.

[feepa]

Cold front from the west moved in and it's a very cool 7 right now with the expected high of only 9, next couple days are supposed to be way below normal with southern Alberta like temperatures in the low teens.:yuck:

It never stops with you... your hate, jealous and envious of Alberta.... and it shows every time you post.

Winnipeg normals for today: 22c High, low 8c Lethbridge, 20C, 6 c... such a BIG huge difference...

[Metro-One]

Was a perfect May day here yesterday, sunny and 20 to 25 depending on where you were in Metro-Van, same for today, then getting cloudy again next week. At least the good weather has been landing on the weekends recently!

[freeweed]

It never stops with you... your hate, jealous and envious of Alberta.... and it shows every time you post.

Winnipeg normals for today: 22c High, low 8c Lethbridge, 20C, 6 c... such a BIG huge difference...

Winnipeg normal highs for December: -10, Calgary, -1. That's the sort of southern Alberta type temperatures he's always talking about. He also gets annoyed when the lack of early-season heat doesn't bring out enough mosquitoes. It's just not the same without them!

[codyLawrenceDylan14]

Yesterday I recorded a high of 26.6C

Today is 25C :tup:

All next week is forecasting for a lot of rain , and temperatures in the low teens to mid teens :(

[Nicko999]

Second tornado in Canada confirmed by EC after the one in Orono, Ontario (F0) a few days ago. This one is stronger than the first one though...

Environment Canada confirms F1 tornado near Mirabel

MONTREAL - Environment Canada officials have confirmed a storm near St. Benoît de Mirabel Friday was an F1 tornado. It was the same weather system that sparked a rare tornado warning for the Montreal region.

Nearly 1,400 homes were still without electricity Saturday at noon in the area hit hardest by the violent storm.

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Environment+Canada+confirms+tornado+near+Mirabel/6681803/story.html#ixzz1w0JXzVnq

[SteelTown]

Summer at the Hamilton Beach Strip

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/Appster/b9410c5c.jpg

[eternallyme]

Second tornado in Canada confirmed by EC after the one in Orono, Ontario (F0) a few days ago. This one is stronger than the first one though...

Environment Canada confirms F1 tornado near Mirabel

Also a tornado (F0, although the winds of 120 km/h fall in the F1 category unless they are really calling it EF0) confirmed at Brownsburg-Chatham.

Some other places, looking at radar scans, that seem suspicious:

* Renfrew to Arnprior
* Fort Coulonge
* Shawville to Wakefield to Val-des-Monts
* Carp to Aylmer to downtown Ottawa to Blackburn Hamlet
* Alexandria
* Vaudreuil to Ile-Perrot to Chateauguay
* Lorraine to east Laval to Montreal-Est to Varennes

[Nicko999]

Yes, another F0 tornado confirmed near Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec!:(

The severe weather from yesterday did its damage...:(

Quebec tornadoes cause millions in damage

Environment Canada has confirmed that two tornadoes — one of which was classed as a moderate F-1 packing winds of up to 150 km/h — touched down near Montreal Friday night, causing millions of dollars in damage.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/26/quebec-severe-storm-torando.html

Teen struck by lightning in Ottawa dies

The victim of a Friday lightning strike during a storm in east Ottawa has died, CBC News has learned.

The family has identified the man as 18-year-old Joël Gauthier of nearby Rockland, Ont.

"It's not right," said his uncle, Mario Beauchamp, by phone from Calgary on Saturday.

Gauthier was cycling with an 18-year-old woman in Vincent Massey Park on Friday evening during an intense, fast-moving storm that caused damage throughout the city.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2012/05/26/ottawa-lightning-strike-victim-death.html

[Nicko999]

A gorgeous day after the severe storms yesterday...

24C with a humidex of 26C and sunny!:)

The Canadian warmspot was Delhi, Ontario at 29.1C.

Low of 20.3C in Windsor yesterday... MAYBE the warmest low this year in Canada.

In Montreal, we haven't had a low below 10C since May 18th.:tup: And all our highs have been above 20C since May 17th (14/15 days above 20C since May 12th).:)

Here is to another hot, humid and scorching summer in Eastern Canada.:cheers:

BTW-Snowfall and frost warnings in a few areas in Alberta and Saskatchewan...damn hopefully you guys warm up.:sly:

[MTLskyline]

The severe weather from yesterday did its damage...:(

Quebec tornadoes cause millions in damage


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/26/quebec-severe-storm-torando.html


Among the casualties was this 158 year old Presbyterian church in Mirabel.

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http://www.lieuxdeculte.qc.ca/fiche.php?LIEU_CULTE_ID=150288

http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20120526/600_quebec_tornado_cp_120526.jpg
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120526/tornado-confirmed-near-montreal-120526/

[north 42]

Another hot couple of days here with highs of 31c and 34c, with humidex readings expected to hit 40c!!!

[Gerrard]

Is the lake really warm enough for a swim sans wetsuit?

[codyLawrenceDylan14]

It was chillier today :(
the highest temp was just peaking over 19C and then it quickly started to fall. The rest of the day hung around 15 or 16C

[flar]

I know some people who went swimming in the St. Clair River last week, they said it was 57 F. Way too cold for me. That water comes directly from Lake Huron. I felt a very cold wind off Lake Huron when I was in Michigan a few days ago. It was a hot day until that north wind picked up. The sun is strong at this time of year, but you can really feel the cooling effect of the water.

[Metro-One]

Well the clouds are suppose to thicken up tonight, but that was 4 beautiful days here in Van. Went to the beach at White Rock and actually got a pretty good sun burn.

We have actually been lucky, the last 4 weekends have been beautiful here (good weather keeps on centering itself on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this month, hehe)

Was high 20s again in the Thomspon region again today.

What is really cool is 23 in Yellowknife today, and their 7 day forecast looks great!

29 in Fort Simpson today in the NWT. Was also decent in northeast BC today, reaching the high 20s as well.

[Nicko999]

Pretty average late May day...

21C and a mix of sun and clouds! It did cloud up this evening. Some of the tomatoes plants are starting to have some yellow on top.:) Pretty amazing to see considering it's not even June...:tup:

The Canadian warmspot was Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories at 29.1C. It's the first time I can remember having a city in the Territories as the warmspot in the country.:sly::koko:

[kw5150]

Calgary: Brrrrrrr. I still think this will be a hot sunny summer though.

[kw5150]

Do lakes/rivers feel dirtier in this day and age? Do you always in the back of your mind what is going into the water you swim in?

Cheers to good clean lakes/rivers! Lets keep them clean! Have a good summer.

[Metro-One]

Pretty average late May day...

21C and a mix of sun and clouds! It did cloud up this evening. Some of the tomatoes plants are starting to have some yellow on top.:) Pretty amazing to see considering it's not even June...:tup:

The Canadian warmspot was Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories at 29.1C. It's the first time I can remember having a city in the Territories as the warmspot in the country.:sly::koko:

Actually it is not as strange as you may think. Almost every year there are a few days when the Northwest Territories, specifically the western half, are the hot spots of the nation.

just like clockwork this usually occurs in late May, and through June.

In fact I remember 5 years ago (or more now) when the only warm pocket in Canada for an entire week in late May was this very same region of the Northwest Territories.

[SteelTown]

Looks like we're going to have a new record today, 32C.

[MolsonExport]

Word has it, 34C could be hit this afternoon in London. In May.

Thank God the water main has been fixed. London's taps were running dry on the weekend and the city was on a complete outdoor water ban.

AS for cold lakes, I went swimming in Lake Huron (Pinery, near Grand Bend) about 9 days ago. Chilly it was...~65F on the surface (in 4-ft of water), but somewhere near 58F below the belt.

Still, for mid may, not that bad.

[north 42]

Suppossed to hit 34c here too, already a 33c humidex and a dewpoint of 20c at 9am! Expecting a near 40c humidex later today.

[north 42]

Is the lake really warm enough for a swim sans wetsuit?

The water temp off Windsor and Detroit is almost 20c now, 67f, so it's almost warm enough to swim in.

[SteelTown]

Broke a new record, it's 31.7C at 3pm, beating 31.6C from 1987.

[north 42]

Currently 34c with a 40c humidex! Hot and loving it!

[Nicko999]

We would most likely be able to call Windsor's climate "subtropical" this year(unless we have a really cool summer).:)

In a subtropical climate, you must have your coldest month mean temperature above -3C and your warmest month mean temperature above 22C.

The last time Windsor had all the "subtropical" characteristics was in 2006.

:P

[Nicko999]

Kind of cool today at only 19C. We had some sunny breaks here and there but it was mainly cloudy.

The Canadian warmspot was Borden, Ontario at 34.7C.

A couple places in Ontario (London, Windsor, Borden)had a humidex of 39C which is a new high this year in Canada.

Lagoon City, Ontario recorded a dewpoint of 22C this afternoon, a new high for 2012 in the country.

[north 42]

We broke a record yesterday with a high of 33.3c and only went down to 24c overnight. Currently a dewpoint of 20c at 9am.

[Nicko999]

Damn... tornadoes warnings once again south of Montreal.

At 05:45 PM EDT, radar shows signs of a tornado north of Lake Champlain. The thunderstorm responsible is moving eastward at 60 km/h.

[north 42]

Damn... tornadoes warnings once again south of Montreal.

It's like a mini tornado alley up there lately. They say that southern Canada will see an increase in tornadic activity as the climate warms up.

[MTLskyline]

A lot of buildings had significant amounts of water coming in today. The Longueuil metro station was particularly leaky.

Saint-Charles Street, west of LaFayette Blvd. in Longueuil was like a canal. A few stalled cars and nearly knee deep water in the middle of the street.

[MTLskyline]

Viger Street, downtown Montreal.
http://distilleryimage10.instagram.com/f6f0d430a9db11e1b10e123138105d6b_7.jpg
http://instagr.am/p/LOhwPbtWZK/

Complexe Desjardins tunnel to Place des Arts Metro station
https://p.twimg.com/AuGIb1TCAAEIbyO.jpg
https://twitter.com/brouillet71/status/207597069572112385/photo/1

Geyser on St-André Street.
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[vid]

The same system washed away a bunch of highways and plugged Thunder Bay's sewage treatment plant, causing sewage backups into 500 homes. We've declared a state of emergency but no one cares. The premier was here on Friday and I don't think he's contacted the city about it yet.

If something similar happened on a smaller scale to a neighbourhood of Toronto, though, you know it would be a national catastrophe. To be honest, it really isn't anywhere near as bad as it seemed yesterday morning when we woke up to poop floating around in our basements. I would say what has happened in Montreal today is a more serious issue, though our inability to use toilets, showers and washing machines is going to get really annoying if the back up pumps don't get set up soon.

[Nicko999]

It was absolutely pouring...

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[MTLskyline]

The same system washed away a bunch of highways and plugged Thunder Bay's sewage treatment plant, causing sewage backups into 500 homes. We've declared a state of emergency but no one cares. The premier was here on Friday and I don't think he's contacted the city about it yet.

If something similar happened on a smaller scale to a neighbourhood of Toronto, though, you know it would be a national catastrophe. To be honest, it really isn't anywhere near as bad as it seemed yesterday morning when we woke up to poop floating around in our basements. I would say what has happened in Montreal today is a more serious issue, though our inability to use toilets, showers and washing machines is going to get really annoying if the back up pumps don't get set up soon.
No, I think the situation in Thunder Bay is more serious. Our plumbing still works here. Just some flooded streets and leaky roofs for the most part.

I don't mean to derail the thread, but I can definitely understand NW Ontario wanting to form its own province or join Manitoba. It is just a completely different world than southern Ontario. Not that it's the fault of southern Ontario, but it's so far off their radar they could probably care less. At least to a northern Ontario government, Thunder Bay would be considered a major city and would be a high priority.

[Nicko999]

What a crazy day it was today!!! First of all, huge and loud thunderstorm at 5AM this morning wakes me up. It also cooled the temperature to 11C which is the coldest it's been here in 2 weeks.

Then the sunshine we had during the day helped warm things up to 27C with a humidex of 34C and it turned out to be a gorgeous day. At least until the skies OPENED UP!!!

Environment Canada said 40 millimetres of rain fell during the morning thunderstorm, which began around 5 a.m. ET, and a further 50 to 80 mm hit within an hour beginning at 5 p.m.

"To have that type of event two times in the same day, it was unusual," Environment Canada meteorologist André Cantin said.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/05/29/montreal-storm.html

The Canadian warmspot was Ottawa at 32.8C.

Huntingdon, Quebec takes back all the humidity records for the year. Humidex of 40C this afternoon over there (before the storms)... Sorry Windsor.:P Huntingdon is the first place with a 40C+ humidex this year.
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They also recorded a dewpoint of 22.9C, the highest in Canada this year (L'Acadie, Quebec was close with a dewpoint of 22.8C).

[MTLskyline]

^ Are you a professional/aspiring meteorologist?

[Alexcaban]

The orange line had to be shut down because of tunnel flooding!

Place d'Armes metro

http://i.imgur.com/Emc7O.jpg

Water was leaking from the celling of square victoria metro :o

http://www.mobypicture.com/user/clemp/view/12906725

109 Boul. Shevchenko at Terminus Angrignon

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[vid]

No, I think the situation in Thunder Bay is more serious. Our plumbing still works here. Just some flooded streets and leaky roofs for the most part.

I don't mean to derail the thread, but I can definitely understand NW Ontario wanting to form its own province or join Manitoba. It is just a completely different world than southern Ontario. Not that it's the fault of southern Ontario, but it's so far off their radar they could probably care less. At least to a northern Ontario government, Thunder Bay would be considered a major city and would be a high priority.

In the neighbourhood around the sewage plant, people were pumping their basements out into the sewers, which were going to the sewage plant, which was pumping waste into their homes, which they were pumping into the sewers, which was going to.... But if they give up, the whole house will flood. People on the edge of the neighbourhood started pumping it into a ravine so that it doesn't end up in the sewage plant.

In terms of economic loss and disruptions Montreal is worse simply because it is a larger city. In Thunder Bay, most businesses are still running, though some are going to be down for a while. The business I work for has a flooded warehouse basement but the plant is still running, which is good because our competitor water bottler is underwater so we're the only company providing it right now.

100 homes have had their power and water shut off, and over 1,000 homes have flooded. The sewage plant's underground processing and pumping area is still under 10 feet of water. But our flooding could have been worse. Only ten more millimetres of rain would have put a river right over its banks, flooding several square kilometres and forcing at least 10,000 people from their homes.

Our city bypass is now closed due to a washout, so the northwest end of the city (which is on a hill and wasn't affected by flooding) is extremely congested. We have three kinds of sewer pipes: storm, sewage, and combination. All combination sewer lines are being pumped into rivers. The amount of human waste in most cases is negligible and testing has shown minimal to no risk in almost all cases, so that is good. The flood happened in the part of the treatment plant that processes water after solid waste is taken out of it so most homes are just dealing with that, but a few have a pretty shitty situation. When we went into our warehouse basement on Monday, there were condoms floating all over the place. Those aren't supposed to be flushed, people.

One area that flooded recently received a new pumping station and diversion channel to prevent this kind of disaster from occurring there anymore; the channel is full, the pumping station is underwater and the houses are flooded again. They actually can't get insurance for this kind of thing because the area is prone for it. (Insurance companies. :rolleyes:)

Salvation Army and Red Cross are collecting funds nationwide to support efforts here.

[le calmar]

There was no flooding at all here in Villeray. It did rain hard but nothing serious happened. Downtown, the Sud-Ouest and maybe parts of Longueuil were hit the harder.

[freeweed]

One area that flooded recently received a new pumping station and diversion channel to prevent this kind of disaster from occurring there anymore; the channel is full, the pumping station is underwater and the houses are flooded again. They actually can't get insurance for this kind of thing because the area is prone for it. (Insurance companies. :rolleyes:)

I know it's cool to hate on the insurance companies, but from your description, they seem pretty damned correct about this one.

Insurance is designed to cover unexpected and accidental damage. Not predictable and repeated damage. Winnipeg dealt with the exact same thing in the 90s when the combined sewer system showed how crappy (haha) it was - backing up on 3 separate occasions in 1993 alone. Then twice in 1994. I actually knew people who got hit all 5 times (and some who had their basements replaced 3 times by insurance).

[Nicko999]

^ Are you a professional/aspiring meteorologist?

No, it's just something I like... those numbers are actually quite easy to find, you just have to know where to look for them.

Interesting to look at Montreal's (and Southern Quebec's) rainfall total from yesterday. We notice a "dry:P" spot in the western part of the island.

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (almost the westernmost part of the island): 30.2 mm
Montreal Trudeau: 27.0 mm
McTavish (downtown): 65.2 mm
Saint-Hubert (South Shore): 51.4 mm
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu: 45.6 mm
Huntingdon: 11.2 mm

[Nicko999]

The Windsor-Quebec City corridor is slowly becoming the tornado alley of Canada (especially the area between Ottawa and Montreal)... 4th tornado confirmed in less than a week.
Environment Canada has confirmed Ontario's second tornado of the 2012 season in Bourget, east of Ottawa.

An F0 tornado touched down in the community of Bourget, about 40 km east of Ottawa, between 4:00 and 4:15pm. Some minor roof damage was reported and trees were uprooted.
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/storm_watch_stories3&stormfile=Ontario_s_second_2012_tornado_confirmed_30_05_2012?ref=ccbox_homepage_topstories
We're now at 4 confirmed tornadoes in the country this year. 2 in Quebec and 2 in Ontario

24C and sunny today! Gorgeous.:tup: Even the 27 mm at Trudeau airport was enough to beat the precipitation record for today... 25.5 mm from 1995.

The Canadian warmspot was Garden River, Alberta at 28.7C.

[Dwils01]

Frost warning for Sault Ste. Marie tonight and in the early morning hours. My parents put their plants in the garage for the night.

[Nicko999]

Wow, the Northern Ontario/Eastern Ontario barrier stricks again.

Lows this morning...

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: 0C
Sudbury, Ontario: 3C
North Bay, Ontario: 5C
Ottawa: 10C
Montreal: 13C

[vid]

It stricked?

The good thing about that of course is that we can actually get to sleep at night! :) Even on the hottest days, that sunset lake breeze makes it all worth it.

[Nicko999]

It stricked?

The good thing about that of course is that we can actually get to sleep at night! :) Even on the hottest days, that sunset lake breeze makes it all worth it.

LOL, epic spell fail...:haha:

19C with a mix of sun and clouds today. Cool for this time of the year but I won't complain, we've been having gorgeous weather lately minus the tornadoes.

The Canadian warmspot was Thompson, Manitoba at 27.0C.

No a single place in the country with a humidex today.:( Sad for (basically) early June.

[subtropicalbc]

palms trees are cool

[rrskylar]

First decent summer day in almost a couple of weeks, hope the rain and cold stays farther to the west for awhile!

[flar]

^^I think it's headed east. Supposed to be a cool rainy weekend in Ottawa :(

[Calgarian]

Nice day today, then cooling and getting rainy for pretty much all of next week. Spring started great in Calgary, but it's been a roller coaster over the last couple weeks.

[Shinook]

Partly Cloudy and coolish in Lethbridge, currently at 19 C. Hopefully the heat will be cranked up in the bald-ass prairie (Med Hat, Lethy) soon!

[kw5150]

Calgary must be one of the most difficult places to predict weather. They had this saturday ranging (in the last weeks forecast) from 12c all the way to 24c. Now it looks like it will be 18c. Not all that bad, I think it will get hotter (fingers crossed)........

[Metro-One]

Trust me, the south coast of BC is a hard one to forecast as well, more so in the winter though.

Looks like we are still trapped in a coolish trend here for the next week, at least May actually had a considerable amount of sunshine.

Even though it has been not so good here the last couple days, it has remained in the mid 20s in the Okanagan and Thompson region, this is really the time of year where the southern interior starts to escape much of the crappy weather.

[freeweed]

Calgary must be one of the most difficult places to predict weather. They had this saturday ranging (in the last weeks forecast) from 12c all the way to 24c. Now it looks like it will be 18c. Not all that bad, I think it will get hotter (fingers crossed)........

Time to break out the rafts, methinks.

[leftimage]

Thought I'd share this here. It's my drive home in Montreal, via the decarie expressway and ville-marie expressway... on Epic Flood Day!

Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHsZ8KIknRs&feature=plcp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHsZ8KIknRs&feature=plcp)

[Metro-One]

:previous:thanks for sharing :tup:

[Nicko999]

20C and mainly cloudy today! We had clear skies this morning and as a result, the morning temperature fell to 10C, the coldest it's been in 2 weeks.

The Canadian warmspot was Ashcroft, BC at 27.5C.

With the way things are, downtown Montreal and Windsor might challenge the record for most consecutive 10C+ lows in September (they must dodge the bullet for another week after that they are safe).

Windsor recorded 129 consecutive 10C+ lows days in 2010... one of the most remarkable weather record in Canada.

[Shinook]

Windsor recorded 129 consecutive 10C+ lows days in 2010... one of the most remarkable weather record in Canada.

What an exaggeration.

[freeweed]

What an exaggeration.

It's a critical weather record for those folks who are awake and out and about at 4am.

[Nicko999]

What an exaggeration.

Some Canadian cities don't even have such long growing season... Just think about it... from May 20th to September 25th, 2010 Windsor never fell below 10C.

Pretty amazing but that's my opinion, you're entitled to yours.:D

[Nicko999]

:previous:thanks for sharing :tup:

This is the morning t-storm on the same day... this happened at 5:30AM (usually that's when there is the least amount of energy to fuel storms).:haha:

Close call @1:33
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Hard to believe it was 27C with a humidex in the mid-30's a few hours later with sunshine.:cool:

[Nicko999]

14C and rainy!!! Brutal for this time of the year. I hope it's our last big storm until September.

The Canadian warmspot was Nipawin, Saskatchewan at 28.2C.

Insane heat in far Northern Quebec today... Kuujjuaq at 25C (with a humidex of 26C), Umiujaq and Kuujjuarapik at 27C.:sly: Needless to say, the records were smashed.

[rrskylar]

Hit 26 in the Peg today, about frickin time, pretty craptacular weather the past couple of weeks and aside from a few hot days in mid May the weather had been pretty much below average since early April.

[Nicko999]

GDD (growing degree days) among Canadian cities so far (up until June 1st) and how they compare to other cities. We have the 4 warmest months coming up.:tup:

Only Canadian cities
Windsor: 667
Toronto: 487
Montreal: 428
Ottawa: 413
Osoyoos: 377
Kamloops: 332
Abbotsford: 223
Quebec: 220
Winnipeg: 219
Halifax: 191
Vancouver: 153
Regina: 131
Edmonton: 116
Calgary: 100



Comparing with other cities...

Kansas City, KS: 1420
Chicago, IL: 814
Windsor: 667
Madrid, Spain: 660
Budapest, Hungary: 514
Toronto: 487
Montreal: 428
Ottawa: 413
Paris, France: 403
Osoyoos: 377
Moscow, Russia: 346
Kamloops: 332
London, UK: 303
Abbotsford: 223
Quebec: 220
Winnipeg: 219
Halifax: 191
Vancouver: 153
Regina: 131
Edmonton: 116
Calgary: 100

[Nicko999]

20C and a mix of sun and clouds! It was breezy so wasn't such a pleasant day, you had to put the long sleeves.:(

The 22.2 mm of rain we had yesterday is a new record beating the old one of 20.1 mm from 1954. Quebec received 43.8 mm. These dewpoints are going to be juicy this summer if we continue having so much rain.:D

The Canadian warmspot was Carman, Manitoba at 28.8C.
Another day of insane heat in far Northern Quebec... Kuujjuaq, Kuujjuarapik and Umiujaq at 25C today, Inukjuak at 22C.:sly:

[freeweed]

Nicko, you would HATE where I live. I mean, Calgary in general - but specifically my house.

I was at a garden centre today trying to find the hardiest trees in existence. Talking with the guy, we realized that Calgary has about 100 frost-free days per year - ouch. Well, my house is about 220m above downtown (and exposed to the full fury of the Rockies' winds), and I'd be surprised if we get much more than 80. I obviously don't know the full stats, but I know that frost in June is fairly common here, and certainly by Sept 15.

[someone123]

Vancouver hasn't been so amazing for gardening either lately. I've got deck plants and they have hardly grown for the past while because of the cool, cloudy weather. The whole forecast is 14-17 and rainy. I hope we're not going to get a repeat of June last year...

I like how in BC there is a lot of gardening, nice landscaping, and a pretty good variety of plants. That's definitely a drawback to Alberta -- it looks very brown in comparison.

[flar]

Crappy weekend, wet and cool. Crappy week coming up, wet and cool.

[Metro-One]

Unless something changes big time in the extended forecasts, and soon, it looks like BC is in for yet another unseasonably cool and wet June. This will be the third such June in a row :(

Oh well, at least May was pretty nice (although it did elevate my expectations high for June, making this weather even worse now, hehe).

oh well, it seems like summer here over the last few years has shifted from being june, July, August to July, August, September.

[kw5150]

Calgary: Just warm which is ok. Nights a bit cool as usual.

[freeweed]

Calgary: Just warm which is ok. Nights a bit cool as usual.

Yeah, other than the over-abundance of clouds, it's been a near-perfect spring.

[Metro-One]

Well I guess things could always be worse, just took a look at St John's forecast and they are not expected to get over 10 degrees until Friday! Only a high of 5 there today...

The Okanagan is going to be over 10 degrees below normal this week.

It is just frustrating, because every time i look at the two week outlook it is two weeks forecasted to be below normal (with maybe 1 or 2 days just reaching normal). I can't remember the last time I have seen a full two week forecast with everyday forecasted to be above normal (which I have seen for cities in Ontario and Quebec many times so far this year).

[someone123]

Vancouver's only been a bit below average overall, but we really have not had many nice days. I count a grand total of 2 days of 20 degrees or more in 2012, and if the forecast holds then it will still be 2 days when we hit mid-June. As a lower bound, April and May alone normally have 4.6 days of 20 degrees or more.

It also feels like we've been getting way less sunshine than normal, though they don't have statistics up for 2012. It's hard for me to believe that we've been getting the normal 7+ hours per day average for May and June. It feels like we've just had a couple sunny stretches surrounded by long periods of gloom. It is really annoying and particularly bad in Vancouver since our winters are so cloudy.

[Metro-One]

:previous:ah yes, the old Airport temperature, while YVR has only had 2 days above 20 this year, Pitt Meadows has had 9 days above 20, Abbotsford 11, and even White Rock (also on the ocean side) 6 days (still 3 time YVR, hehe).

While not spectacular, it does show how cool YVR is compared to the majority of Metro-Vancouver (since it is indeed an island surrounded by water).

Also, May was no where near as bad as you put it, in fact we had a two week stretch dominated by sunshine, plus another 5 day stretch of sunshine we had just over a week ago. So there were indeed more nice days in May than bad days.

And I would know given that I go running / biking / hiking nearly every day and it was predominantly dry conditions.

Also, as I have explained many times before, in a temperate climate, especially a seaside station such as YVR, a degree or two below a average is indeed very notable, as is a degree or two above average. In the Okanagan this expands to 3 to 5 degrees above or below being notable, and in Alberta this becomes even greater.

And yeah, sunshine data only seems to be released on the averages (not observations)

I should also note I live in south Van, where we have countless days where it is sunny here, yet overcast downtown / burnaby / north shore, etc... There are many times I leave cloud and drizzle at SFU but enjoy blue sky and sunshine when I get home.

[someone123]

The point isn't so much that YVR is cold, it's that it's been colder than normal. It seems unlikely that one part of town would be substantially below normal while another would have good or better than average conditions.

It hasn't been that wet but we've had a lot of overcast days, at least where I've been. Today was one of those days again. To me those are about as bad as rainy days. I'd much rather have a few rainy days than a lot of cloudy but dry days.

[Nicko999]

17C today after it finally cleared up late this afternoon.:( It's been a horrible start to June... it better warm up for the GP.:yuck:

Far Northern Quebec continues to experience record breaking heat. 23C in Kuujjuaq, 24C in Inukjuak, 26C in Umiujaq and couple more places up north...:sly::koko:
Those regions are about 8-10C warmer than what we're experiencing and this is late spring.:sly::sly::help::eek::eek::eek:

The Canadian warmspots were Emerson and Gretna, Manitoba at 29.9C.

[rrskylar]

Looking like Winnipeg will see it's first 30 of the year today, forecast 33 tomorrow.

[Shinook]

About 25-30 in Lethbridge-Medicine Hat areas, but back down to the teens after today :yuck:

[feepa]

looks like a good thunderstorm is hitting Calgary right now? http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=XSM

[Nicko999]

23C and sunny today! Back to normal. The funny thing is that far Northern Quebec is still warmer.:koko::koko::koko:

22C in Kuujjuaq
24C in Inukjuak
26C in Umiujaq
28C in La Grande Riviere!!!:sly:

Even Iqaluit broke a record with a temperature of 15C today.

The Canadian warmspots were Assiniboia, Saskatchewan and Gretna, Manitoba at 30.4C.

Val Marie, Saskatchewan recorded a humidex of 34C.